Showtime Renews ‘Shameless’ For Season 9

The main cast along William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum will reprise their roles.

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On Sunday, Shameless drew 1.86 million Live+Same Day viewers to its 9 PM premiere episode, up 50% from the Season 7 premiere. It ranked as Shameless’ second highest-rated premiere ever, only behind S3, and the best overallShameless telecast since Season 5. The total night, which included three airings, drew 2.17 million viewers, up 27% vs. the Season 7 premiere night.

Last year, Shameless averaged 6.5 million viewers. The veteran series starring Macy and Rossum, ranks as Showtime’s most watched and highest rated series and attracts the youngest-skewing audience of any Showtime show.

“As challenging as it can be for any show simply to maintain viewers in the current TV landscape, Shameless is adding them in droves,” Showtime Networks president and CEO David Nevins said. “But it’s no mystery why. The series’ reputation for rich and resonant characters and for deep – and deeply twisted – comedy has drawn not only faithful longtime viewers, but a steadily growing audience. And creatively, the season that kicked off this past Sunday is stronger than ever.”